spider
- noun
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A small animal with eight legs and no wings that makes silk threads to catch flies and other small creatures.
A large spider was sitting in the corner of the bathtub.
Spiders have eight legs, so they are not insects.
My sister is terrified of spiders and refuses to enter the cellar.
A spider had spun a web right across the shed doorway.
Common collocations: a giant spider · a spider's web · be afraid of spiders · a spider bite · spin a web
Part of: Animals
Forms
- plural
- spiders